| Office | Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab |
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| Office | Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| Office | President of Patiala (rural), AAP Punjab
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| Term start | 8 Jan 2023 |
| Term end | 23 Sept 2024
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| Predecessor | Rajinder Singh
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| Constituency | Samana |
| Born | Template:Birth year and age
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| Political party | Aam Aadmi Party
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Chetan Singh Jouramajra is an Indian politician, and a member of Aam Aadmi Party. He is Member of Legislative Assembly from Samana, was elected in 2022 Punjab assembly elections, and also serves as a president of Patiala district rural unit of the party.[1] In 2019, he was shot saving a girl from kidnapping. In 2022, he won in Samana by margin of 39,713.[2]
Early life
Chetan Singh was born in 1967 to father Gurdev Singh.[3]
Political career
Chetan Singh was appointed the president of Patiala district rural unit of Aam Aadmi Party.
In March 2019, Chetan Singh was shot by unidentified assailants while he tried to prevent kidnapping a girl in Tarn Taran Sahib. He was shot near neck, and was admitted to a hospital in Amritsar.[4] Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi questioned the law & order situation of Punjab, following the incident.[5] On 15 March 2019, AAP delegation met Punjab CEO, Karuna Raju regarding the incident.[6][7] In October 2020, his images from the incident were linked to another incident and went viral in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.[8]
On 10 December 2021, he was announced as the candidate for Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Samana Assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections.[9] He filed the nomination from the constituency on 28 January 2022.[3] He secured 74,375 votes, and defeated cabinet ministers Surjit Singh Rakhra of SAD with margin of 39,713 votes, and Rajinder Singh of INC.[2][10] The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.[11]
He has been appointed Cabinet Minister in Government of Punjab, India on 4 July 2022.[12]
Controversy
Humiliating Hospital Official Incident (July 2022)
During an inspection at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital in Faridkot, Jauramajra allegedly forced Vice Chancellor Dr. Raj Bahadur to lie down on a worn-out mattress meant for patients, as a pointed demonstration of poor hospital conditions. A video of the incident circulated widely. The following day, Dr. Bahadur resigned, stating he felt humiliated. The incident sparked widespread criticism from medical professionals and political opponents.[13]
The backlash prompted the Punjab CM to meet with Jauramajra to discuss the issue. Some of his cabinet colleagues, including Fauja Singh Sarari, issued apologies on his behalf.[14]
Inappropriate Conduct Towards School Teachers (April 2025)
At a government school event in Samana under the Punjab Sikhya Kranti initiative, Jauramajra publicly admonished the principal and teachers from the stage, his remarks were deemed disrespectful and dismissive. The Democratic Teachers’ Front and other educators marched in protest, calling for an apology and denouncing political interference in schools.[15]
In response to mounting pressure and planned statewide teacher protests, including effigy burnings, Jauramajra issued a public apology, stating he meant no personal disrespect to teachers and acknowledging their importance.[16]
Member of Legislative Assembly
- Member (2022–23) House Committee[17]
- Member (2022–23) Committee on Agriculture and its allied activities[18]
Cabinet Minister
5 MLAs including Chetan Singh Jauramajra were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[19] On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of his cabinet of ministers with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government. Chetan Singh Jauramajra was among the inducted ministers and was given the charge of following departments.[20]
On 7 January 2023, during the cabinet reshuffle, he was given the charge of new following portfolios.
Electoral performance
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References
- ↑ AAP releases second list of candidates for Punjab Assembly elections. Business Standard. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Samana, Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates. India Today. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Election Commission of India. affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ AAP leader shot at in Tarn Taran while trying to save girl from 'kidnapping', Service, Tribune News. The Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Template:Cite tweet
- ↑ AAP meets Pb CEO regarding attack on AAP leader, says law & order situation turns worse, Pioneer, The. The Pioneer. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Law and order situation in the state has gone from bad to worst in state- Bhagwant Mann | Despardestimes(2019-03-14). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Old photos of AAP leader injured while saving girl in Punjab shared as recent incident from UP. Alt News(2020-10-25). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ AAP announces 30 more candidates for Punjab election, Service, Tribune News. The Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ↑ Samana Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates:Chetan Singh Jouramajra of AAP Wins. News18. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister. The Hindu(16 March 2022). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ Title = Punjab cabinet expansion: Aman Arora, Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Fauja Singh Sarari, Anmol Gagan Mann and Chetan Singh Jourmajra took oath in Punjabi.| URL = https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cabinet-expansion-who-are-the-5-new-ministers-in-bhagwant-mann-govt-101656936575557.html | access date = 2022-07-04
- ↑ Top hospital official resigns after being 'humiliated' by Punjab minister, IMA demands apology. India Today(30 July 2022). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ After Punjab Health Minister's Hospital Row, Cabinet Colleague's Apology. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ ਮੁੜ ਵਿਵਾਦਾਂ 'ਚ ਘਿਰੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਸਿਹਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਜੌੜੇਮਾਜਰਾ, ਹੁਣ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰੇਆਮ ਕੀਤੀ ਲਾਹਪਾਹ. ABP Sanjha(8 April 2025). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ AAP MLA Chetan Singh Jouramajra apologises to teachers for outburst at Samana School. Hindustan Times(10 April 2025). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Vidhan Sabha. punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ↑ Vidhan Sabha. punjabassembly.nic.in.
- ↑ Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann expands Cabinet, 5 MLAs inducted as ministers. Free Press Journal(4 July 2022). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health. Tribune India News Service(5 July 2022). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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